The theme for the 2008 colloquium is â€œEmpire, Identity, Exoticism.â€Contributions that explore the intersection of these themes from a broadrange of disciplinary and interdisciplinary methodologies andapproachesâ€"from literary to social and political culture to visualaestheticsâ€"in nineteenth-century France are especially welcome.

Submissions for individual papers or sessions may be in French or Englishand should be in the form of an abstract (250 words) sent as an emailattachment as a Word document or by post. The deadline for all submissionsis *March 15, 2008+.